Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-15
General News Notes.

general OF this division, has been granted
q four months leave of absence. The gem
eral has been troubled with Brighth's dis
ease for some time, and is about to take
a much needed rest from official response
biiities. During the generals temporary
absence the command OF the division will
very probably be exercised by Gen. Sheri-
dan, in Washington.
Father Caver was ~canonized by the
pops on the 9th. He was n distinguished
Spanish missionary. He was born in 1872,
and died at C~arthagena, South America, in
1854. He labored many years among the
slaves, and was known as tho apostle OF
the negroes.
j. NJ. Hannaiord, general traffic m ana
ger OF the Northern Pacific, h has been
confined to his house for several weeks as
the result OF a slight stroke OF apopiexy,
has recovered so be is able TO sit up and
even walk about the house. He receives
his friends, but is not allowed to tall bust
ness with any one.
The secretary OF the interior approved
the assignment of the lease OF James A.
Clark Of his hotel site in Yellowstone Park
to White. Frank and Letellier, OF Grand
Rapids, Mich. Clark lives in the park and
will probably continue the management of
the hotel under the new lessees.
Frank Klein. the chief of the gang OF
train robbers who went through a train
near Little Rock four years ago. on
the Little Rock, Mississippi Il Texas
railroad, was arrested e Muskogee. Ind.
Ter, by two Indian police and taken to
Fort Smith.
At st. Louis, Arehis Graham, a business
man and one OF the members at large oil
the new school board, was arrested Tor an
assault upon one OF his salesladies, Miss
Rosa Timlein.
SadtCarnot, president OF France, in an
interview with Clemenceau said: be was
under no Illusion that he had been chosen
as president for his own merits. be had
an earnest desire to do his duty and sink
self on every occasion where his per-
sonal views might conflict with the pub
lie interest. While admitting that there
must always exist two great republican
parties, the president said, il would be
possible in elections for them to unite
against their common enemy, the Monarch.
lists.
A New York dispatch says: The efforts
on the part of those interested to form a
boot and shoe trust, which has heretofore
been unsuccessful by reason OF the refusal
OF two companies to join in the plan, were
successful. Preliminary agreements were
drawn up. and it is asserted that the
formal arrangements will be made.
The companies represented are: The May
err and New Jersey Rubber compan OF
New Brunswick, the Boston Shoe compa-
ny, the Canlee Rubber company OF Bos-
ton, the Woonsoeket Rubber company
and the American Rubber company. 1t is
understood that operations under the
trust viii begin Jan. l.
At Townsville, Ga, The COLLAPSE OF a
water tower killed iour men outright and
caused serious injury to four Others, one
of whom cannot live. Two of the killed
we're T. II. p. Romerdell and Joseph
Moore.
Senator Blair. OF New Hampshire. has
astonished the Republican sid of the SEN
ate by selecting q choice seat on the Demo
cratic side of the chamber When his last
term expired the Legislature did not re-
elect him in time for to take a seat at the
extra session when Cleveland was ~inaugu.
rated in 1856, and Blair lost his seat. Ever
since he has been looking around for good
one until he has finally landed in among
the Democratic Senator'S. There is no sig
nificanee in this move as there is no divid-
ing line further than custom.
Acting land commissioner Stockslager
says that the act OF March 3, 1887, refers
only to the original act.
The supreme court refused to advance
the appeal case OF the st. Paul, MiRneapo-
lis & Manitoba railroad against the North
ern Pacific. The case Is about two years
distant on the docket.
Lord Lyons, whose serious illness was
announced recently, Is dead.
The Chicago & Northwestern is to be
sold and consolidated with the Chicago,
st. Paul & Kansas City.
Col. Arthur Lotus Tottenham, member
of the British parliament died in New
York OF malarial lever. e.
The official returns Of the late election
in New York, is completed, and shows the
following results for secretary OF state;
Frederick Cook DEM. 469,3sS; Frederick
ID. Grant tRep.l, Asa. s11; Henry George
United Labor. 70,055; Dewitt C.. Hunt
ington (Pro.). 1850; Edward Hall Tia
bor), 1899; Thomas X. Beeeher Green.
back $50; Preston, 1,0l7; blank, scatter
votes, l,o45,375- Cooks plurality, H.
or.
The secretary of the treasury transmit
ted to congress the estimates OF appro-
priations required for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1889. The total amoun es-
timated as required for all expenses of the
government is S32S, $50. 1913, which is ST..
344, 999 more than the sum called for in the
estimates submitted last year, and SIC.
500, 406 more than the aggregate OF appro
pr~iations for the present fiscal year.
Inc IDirIN-Near~Olu InufCtinsuI against
". A. Kissane who, under the name OF
William h. Rogers, is living in California
and is said to have considerable wealth,
is no longer operative against him.
The annual report OF the chief OF the
secret service division OF the treasury was
made public. Ii shows: There were 355
persons arrested for violation OF the laws
against coGnterfeitine. etc. OF this num-
Der seventy were convicted and sentenced
to imprisonment The eounterfeiting now
being don is principally the work
oil italians. The counterfeitiug dur
ing the past year amounted practically to
nothing.
Judge Rea, commander of the G..
A. R., has been addressing the veterans
of Chicago and other places.
Tom Voolfolk. who is charged with the
murder OF his father and eight other men,
bers o This family, snow on trial at Macon,
Nj.
Isaiah Williamson OF Philadelphia is
the richest bachelor in the United States.
His fortune OF S20,0 900, 900 was made in
the d~rygoods trade, and yields him an an.
nual income of 81, 500. 600.
The committee appointed to investigate
the charges against ex-Warden Reed, OF
the Saltwater prison, Minnesota, make a
report generating him. %
I a session OF the conference oil WOOL
growers and wool dealers OF the United
States, an address was adopted expressing
surprise and sorrow at President Ceye.
lands proposition in his message to take
the duty OFF OF wool.
A Washington correspondent writes to
the Philadelphia Record: saw in a tele-
gram from FL Paso that ex-Secretary Win.
dom had been elected president OF a COM
pany that is to run u railroad from FL
Paso down through Mexico, and that he
was in London trying to borrow a little
British gold to build the road with. / am
disposed to doubt this statement, since |
saw ex-Secretary Window come into the
Church OF the Covenant with Gen. McCook
recently. Mr.. WindOm looks Just as young
and calm as he did during that Icing, hot,
sad summer, when Garfield lay dying By
inches. Window has not been so lucky as
some of the other members OF Garield's
cabinet. He woall like a practice like
MaeVeagh, or a bank presidency like
James. He got into the stream Of Mexican
enterprises very soon after he left the cab.
met, and he mas never got out. don't
know that he put any money into them,
but he has certainly got very little out.
He seems unlikely to get into the senate
again. and his name is seldom mentioned
in connection with the presidency. Even
the 3 per cents-the Windoms-that gave
him temporary lame, have disappeared
from public view.
At Piqua, Ohio, two masked men broke
into the house OF John III. Wolf. As they